Using data gathered by NASA's Juno Jupiter orbiter, scientists estimate that Europa's ice shell is about 18 miles thick — ...

How nutrients from Europa's icy shell reach its ocean has been unclear despite several theories.

While Io, the most volcanically active moon in the solar system, appears completely dry and devoid of water ice, its neighbor ...

Jupiter's fourth-largest moon is a main character in our search for other life-friendly places in our solar system.

"What makes the event even more extraordinary is that it did not involve a single volcano, but multiple active sources." ...

Research into Jupiter’s moons shows Io and Europa did not evolve apart but formed with opposite compositions from the beginning.

On Earth, deep-sea vents may have given rise to the planet’s first life. But nothing of the sort seems to be happening at the ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Titan (left) and Europa (right). (Left: NASA/JPL/University of Arizona/University of Idaho ...

The volcanic hot spot is larger than Lake Superior, spewing eruptions six times the total energy of all of the world's power plants.

On January 18, 2026, the new moon creates dark skies for observing Jupiter, Saturn, and the Orion constellation. Detailed positions and celestial coordinates for global observers are provided.

While Io, the most volcanically active moon in the solar system, appears completely dry and devoid of water ice, its neighbor ...